Talk Ideas

Not sure what to talk about? Below is a list based on the list from WordCamp Europe in 2018 that you might find helpful. Over the coming months, we’re hoping to poll our own members to find out what they want to learn as well.

Ready to submit? Check out our Call for Speakers.

Development

  • Case studies of big media or enterprise websites
  • Internationalisation
  • Scaling & performance
  • Security
  • Front-end technologies including JavaScript
  • Working with the Customizer
  • Working with taxonomies & terms
  • Automated testing (unit/end-to-end)
  • The WordPress REST API
  • Turning your plugin into a business
  • Development tools, including dev environments, dependencies, and deployment
  • Specific plugins (like BuddyPress, WooCommerce)
  • DevOps
  • Cloud computing

Building websites with WordPress

  • Best practices when building WordPress websites
  • Guide to choosing themes/plugins
  • Security 101
  • Gutenberg
  • Page Builders

Design

  • Theme design
  • User interface design
  • Typography

Business

  • Going from freelancing to building a team
  • Dealing with clients
  • EU website/internet law
  • Pricing
  • Customer support
  • Business models

Community

  • Contributing as a non-coder
  • Diversity/inclusion
  • Personal stories
  • How to start a meetup

Content

  • Content strategy
  • Blogging/writing
  • Multilingual content

Work

  • Mental health & well-being
  • Business ethics
  • Remote work
  • Workflow and optimization of personal/team productivity

Other

  • Open source & licensing
  • Translations (non-technical aspects)
  • Accessibility

Note that this list is not exhaustive, but is just there to spark your imagination. So if you have any other topics you think our attendees will love, please share!

Published by Shanta R. Nathwani (TantienHime)

Equipped with a Bachelor of Commerce in Information Technology Management and a Black Belt in Karate, there’s nothing Shanta Nathwani can’t do. She is a full-stack developer who specializes in WordPress, Node and React with a love for life and learning. A natural teacher, Shanta spent six years teaching WordPress courses at Sheridan College as well as having given more than 40 WordCamp talks. Her topics include data architecture, custom post types and ACF, as well as beginner topics like posts versus pages and how to create a website in 30 minutes. She served as a QA Supervisor at a software company for 2 years before starting her own company, Namara Technologies Inc., where she served as the President & CEO. After being accepted at Codeable.io as an expert, she is now the Project Liaison Manager for the platform. When she’s not working, she can be found volunteering as a Co-organizer for the Hamilton WordPress Meetup Group, taking stunning photographs, singing karaoke, and, of course, practicing martial arts.